Fire at DRDO office in Civil Lines

A fire broke out in a DRDO office at Metcalfe House in north Delhis Civil Lines area on Friday afternoon, officials said.

A fire broke out in a DRDO office at Metcalfe House in north Delhi's Civil Lines area on Friday afternoon, officials said. No injuries were reported in the incident, they said. According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officials, a call was received at 12:12 pm about the fire in the building of DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) in Civil Lines.

All the employees came out of the building as soon as the fire broke out in a meeting hall on the sixth floor, the officials said.

A total of 12 fire tenders were sent to the spot and the blaze was doused by 1 pm, they added.